In recent years, however, some Islamists have sought power in Turkey through non-violent means.

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Shariah commands that the faithful must use violence where possible to advance that objective, and non-violent means where not.

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This weakened those Islamists who sought a non-violent means of opposing the regime.

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Mr Tshisekedi, appointed and sacked as prime minister this week, bleats that he has the same aims as Mr Kabila but pursues them by non-violent means.

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We need to be equally clear about the menace posed by those who adhere to Shariah but profess to seek to "Islamicize" America through non-violent means.

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For much the same reason Mr Obama says that although his ultimate aim is to topple Colonel Qaddafi, this must be done by non-violent means, such as diplomacy and sanctions, while the military force the United Nations authorised is used only to protect Libya's civilians.

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That is true notwithstanding the fact that the Brotherhood uses non-violent - or more accurately pre-violent - means to advance shariah's imposition.

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In such circumstances, the struggle can be pursued through means that are, at least temporarily, non-violent.

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Until that time, shariah requires its adherents to pursue the same goals through means that are best described as pre-violent, rather than non-violent.

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